﻿﻿About Or﻿ganiza﻿tional P﻿s﻿ycholog﻿y﻿﻿﻿

﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿Organizational psychology (OP):﻿

Studies the world of work by drawing from psychology, sociology, anthropology, systems theory and related fields.​﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿

Was created as an ap﻿plied science – chiefly for selection, job placement and performance issues during World War I – but has evolved to address a broader array of domains including o﻿rganizational change, new technology implementation, employee motivation and well-being, learning and development, and personal career issues.

Offers theory and evidence as tools to help create outstanding organizations that honor their missions as well as the personal career callings of their employees.

Doesn't get used much by CEOs, organizations and managers in the "real world" because learnings do not transfer very well across "the academic-practitioner divide."

Is aligned with evidence-based management (EBM), which relies on science to deliver better outcomes than personal experience alone. EBM can help reduce uncertainty during threatening situations such as crisis management and market-entry.

TheVerk.com was created to help advance the application of OP – as well as its acceptance and understanding within popular culture.